<p>Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday, amid mounting speculation over whether the party will appoint the cricketer-turned-politician as the next head of its state unit.</p>.<p>After the meeting, which lasted more than half an hour, Sidhu said Jakhar is his elder brother and a guiding force.</p>.<p>Jakhar, in turn, described Sidhu as a capable man. Sidhu left his residence in Patiala and reached Jakhar's residence in Panchkula about 65 km away at around 10:45 am, an aide said.</p>.<p>The meeting comes in the backdrop of simmering tensions in the Punjab Congress following differences between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Sidhu.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="http://deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/amid-escalating-tension-in-punjab-congress-harish-rawat-flies-to-chandigarh-to-meet-cm-amarinder-singh-1009658.html" target="_blank">Amid escalating tension in Punjab Congress, Harish Rawat flies to Chandigarh to meet CM Amarinder Singh</a></strong></p>.<p>On Friday, Sidhu met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi in an apparent bid to arrive at a truce formula over the state unit revamp.</p>.<p>Also present at the meeting were AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat and Rahul Gandhi.</p>.<p>Sources said reports of Sidhu's elevation had irked Amarinder Singh and he had written to Sonia Gandhi expressing strong resentment over the developments. </p>
<p>Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday, amid mounting speculation over whether the party will appoint the cricketer-turned-politician as the next head of its state unit.</p>.<p>After the meeting, which lasted more than half an hour, Sidhu said Jakhar is his elder brother and a guiding force.</p>.<p>Jakhar, in turn, described Sidhu as a capable man. Sidhu left his residence in Patiala and reached Jakhar's residence in Panchkula about 65 km away at around 10:45 am, an aide said.</p>.<p>The meeting comes in the backdrop of simmering tensions in the Punjab Congress following differences between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Sidhu.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="http://deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/amid-escalating-tension-in-punjab-congress-harish-rawat-flies-to-chandigarh-to-meet-cm-amarinder-singh-1009658.html" target="_blank">Amid escalating tension in Punjab Congress, Harish Rawat flies to Chandigarh to meet CM Amarinder Singh</a></strong></p>.<p>On Friday, Sidhu met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi in an apparent bid to arrive at a truce formula over the state unit revamp.</p>.<p>Also present at the meeting were AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat and Rahul Gandhi.</p>.<p>Sources said reports of Sidhu's elevation had irked Amarinder Singh and he had written to Sonia Gandhi expressing strong resentment over the developments. </p>